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Recent Examples of tow
Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
No boy would want to arrive at training with his nanna in tow.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
However, the extra space comes with the cost of requiring a permit to tow on a public road.
—New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Allen stars as Matt, the owner of an auto restoration shop, who gets a shock when his estranged daughter Riley, played by Dennings, shows up on his doorstep with her two kids in tow.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
No boy would want to arrive at training with his nanna in tow.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
However, the extra space comes with the cost of requiring a permit to tow on a public road.
—New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tow
Verb
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What lingers are the fragments that weren’t rehearsed, a voice breaking, a note pulled from the back of a notebook, a chant that filled the room, a line spoken more to a spouse than to the cameras.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Bolt-action rifles, prized for reliability, require the operator to pull the trigger for one round before manually chambering another round.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The tug-and-pull over GOP members’ demands for more documents and testimony comes as lawmakers juggle the appropriations process and face an end-of-month deadline to fund the government.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
3 Sep. 2025
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When the state attorney’s office steps in, the prosecution pushes back, resulting in a legal and political tug of war that thrusts Adnan’s case into chaotic uncertainty.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jayden Daniels’ Washington Commanders haul up to Lambeau Field, a premier destination for leaping into the arms of strangers.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The plan has long been to haul about 30 of these tubes back to Earth, where they would be studied in far greater detail than Perseverance can achieve with its limited instrument suite — a point Stack Morgan brought up on Wednesday.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Car designers love them for not ruining the lines of the door with the necessities of real life, but is the benefit from drag reduction worth the safety risk?—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Activities include a splatter paint station, Stein-holding contest, a drag show, glitter face painting, and special food options from the nearby and newly opened Pig & Tiger restaurant.—
Jonathan Shikes,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, any surprising strength in the inflation readings could throw a wrench in that outlook.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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Which throws a serious wrench into Larry’s plan to mostly just continue on as normal with his wife of 65 years.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Nebraska Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Political stability, a favorable family-office regime, independent courts, and Mandarin fluency made Singapore a natural draw for China's super-rich.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Check out its jerk chicken roll filled with carrots, cabbage, onions, cheese and jerk mayo; or try the jerk chicken wings and sides of rice and peas, plantains and cabbage.—
Loán Lake,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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No one says, 'This guy's a jerk, that guy is that,' or anything like that.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Tow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tow. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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